Beaches Construction Update - Winter 2016

Here's an update on a few new business openings and construction projects currently underway in the Jacksonville-Neptune-Atlantic Beaches area.

1. Atlantic Beach Country Club

Construction continues on the $30 million makeover of the former Selva Marina Country Club. This one-of-a-kind 170-acre Atlantic Beach neighborhood features a private member-owned full service country club offering 178 single-family home sites, a new 18-hole, 6,815 yard championship golf course that appeals to all levels of players, a Tennis Center with 7 Har-Tru courts, a junior Olympic swimming pool, a fitness facility and a 16,000 square foot clubhouse.

Equity One is in the process of investing $18 million in the redevelopment of Pablo Plaza. Pablo Plaza was originally anchored by Publix Super Markets, Inc. when it opened in 1973. When complete, the 146,491-square-foot shopping center's future anchor tenants will include Whole Foods and PetSmart. Equity One also anticipates a large national chain restaurant to take over an outparcel in front of the shopping center and a smaller chain restaurant to locate inside the shopping center.

Construction on a new Jimmy John's sandwich shop continues at the southwest corner of 5th StreetSouth and Beach Boulevard. When complete, the new 1,800 s.f. single-story restaurant at 506 Beach Boulevard will include a 360-square-foot outdoorseating area.

March 2016

4. 5th Avenue South and 1st Street South

Infill houses are being constructed on a lot owned by the OCAI 1995 LLC at the corner 5th Avenue South and 1st Street South.

November 2015

March 2016

5. Famous Toastery

Famous Toastery, a North Carolina-based high-end breakfast and lunch restaurant, will open soon in the Urbana Retail center at 311 3rd Street North.

SH Design Homebuilders, based in Jacksonville Beach, is building 30 townhomes with boat slips on the former Lighthouse Grille site — which is south of Beach Boulevard on Hopson Road, on the east side of the Intracoastal Waterway.